Tarotscope For Today: Monday, May 19, 2025

ARIES

Your Card: Death

A new beginning awaits you, Aries. Before you can embrace this fresh start — this life that’s meant for you — you have to be willing to let go of the dead weight and shed old skins. You’ve been afraid of change because the uncertainty that comes with it terrifies you. It may not be easy, and it may be completely daunting, but there’s so much joy and beauty that will come in embracing the unknown. You’ve been struggling with releasing what no longer fits into the reality you’re trying to create with yourself, but deep down you know it’s time to leave these things in the past — the draining relationships, old mindsets, toxic patterns, and comfortable spaces. You’re on the cusp of profound transformation, give yourself the push you know you need, no matter how difficult or painful. 

TAURUS

Your Card: Nine of Wands, reversed

Your road hasn’t been easy as of late, Taurus. The obstacles and challenges that have presented themselves in front of you seem relentless. They’ve been crushing your spirit to the point that you’re losing sight of what you’ve worked so hard towards. Don’t give up, no matter how defeated you may feel right now. It sounds cliché and it might not be comforting in any way, but the tides will eventually turn in your favor, so long as you continue moving forward with determination. If you’re feeling exhausted or like you have no more to give, then allow yourself to take a break. Rest. Clear your mind. Collect yourself. Get grounded again. Look at things from a different perspective. Think about what you haven’t yet tried. You will get through this. 

GEMINI

Your Card: Two of Cups

It’s almost your season! Tomorrow the sun enters your sign, and you’ll be feeling more confident, vibrant, and social. Take advantage of this energy to place some of your focus on one of the things that matter the most in your life: your closest and most intimate bonds. It’s so easy to allow life’s daily demands to make us lose touch with the people we love most. Make it a priority over these coming weeks to nurture your deepest connections, and to make new wonderful ones. Catch up with your friends and family. Spend quality time with your significant other. If you’re in need of new friends, get out there and find them. Have you been thinking of getting back in the dating game? There couldn’t be a more perfect time. 

CANCER

Your Card: Two of Swords

You’ve been struggling with making a difficult decision. No matter how much you’ve weighed out your pros and cons, it’s been impossible to arrive at the right course of action. The longer you deliberate, the likelier it is that a choice will be forced upon you. Don’t let it get to that point, Cancer. The time has come for you to move one way or another. You can no longer stand at this impasse. Use both your head and your heart. What are they telling you? What feels right in your gut? Listen to your intuition. You already know the answer. The thing is, you’re afraid of making that move. The sooner you stop avoiding it, the sooner things will fall into place the way they should, even if it’s not an easy road to get there. 

LEO

Your Card: The Sun, reversed

What’s going on, Leo? You’re not yourself. Let yourself be honest and vulnerable for a minute and name the thing that’s currently dimming your light. It’s time to stand up to whatever has you feeling so down and devoid of optimism. You cannot let it rob you of your power this way. Do whatever you have to do today to take it back. Give yourself grace and allow yourself to process what you’re feeling. Remind yourself of your beauty and strength. Remember you’re not one to let yourself become defeated. Whatever it is that has you feeling this drained and hopeless, yank its roots out from out of your life, even if it means ending a relationship, walking out a familiar space, or releasing deeply ingrained patterns. Until then, start small by injecting a bit of peace into your day today, whether that means taking the afternoon off work, going on a walk, or partaking in a creative project. 

VIRGO

Your Card: Six of Swords, reversed

Taking a walk down memory lane isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It can be easy to let nostalgia cloud our view of the past. You don’t really miss that person or place, the thought of them or it just sounds comforting and familiar at the moment. There’s something in your present that’s causing you to look in the rearview mirror, but you’ve got to remember you left those things behind for a good reason. They had no place in the life you’re meant to live, Virgo. So, as you find yourself reminiscing of what was and thinking of what could have been today, shift your mind to what could be. 

LIBRA

Your Card: The Chariot, reversed

Are you feeling like everything is slowly spiraling out of your control? The best thing you can do is stop trying to manage every single detail, stop trying to make everything perfect, stop trying to make the right decision, stop trying to force things — just stop trying, for a little while, anyhow. Take a huge step back. Try to get your head straight and find the clarity that you’re currently missing. In your time away, you might get your long-awaited answer and gain the perspective you need to know how to correctly approach things. You might even find that the best thing to do is to completely change course. Just give yourself a little time to figure it out. 

SCORPIO

Your Card: Three of Cups

Have you retreated into your dark cave lately, Scorpio? Have you been brooding? Have you been shutting out the people who matter most? The Three of Cups shows up to remind you of the importance of community. You might think you have to take on this on your own, that it’s just you alone in the world, but that isn’t true. Those who love you want to be there for you. If you don’t want to open up just yet, that’s fine, but even being in their presence can do wonders for your soul. Make plans with your best friends this week. Remind yourself of the power of your most meaningful relationships. You just might find yourself completely cured afterwards. 

SAGITTARIUS

Your Card: Queen of Wands

The Queen of Wands embodies pure main character energy, magnetism, confidence, and self-assuredness. This card is a sign that this is a week for putting yourself out there and making yourself visible. It asks you to do something completely on brand for you: traveling outside your comfort zone and reminding the world of your power. If you’ve been thinking of pitching an idea, applying for a promotion, making a big move, embarking on a new endeavor, or asking your crush out, now’s the time to do it. Remind others of your gifts, Sag. Whatever you work towards this week will have good results, so long as you’re presenting your authentic self. 

CAPRICORN 

Your Card: The High Priestess, reversed

The High Priestess appears in reverse to urge you to trust in yourself. Listen to your intuition, Capricorn. Don’t gaslight yourself out of believing whatever it’s telling you. Whatever signs you’re seeing or red flags that are staring you in the face, take them for what they are. If something feels off about a situation or person, it’s because it is. Your instincts aren’t leading you astray. You’re not making things out to be bigger than they are. Listen to your inner knowing — to that voice inside that’s screaming at you to find answers to questions that won’t stop nagging at you. 

AQUARIUS

Your Card: Four of Pentacles

The Four of Pentacles is a card of release, letting go, acceptance, and caution. It warns against control and possessiveness. When it shows up in a reading, it indicates that there’s something in your life you’re working hard to preserve to your own detriment. It calls on you to examine what and why. Clinging on like this isn’t sustainable — not for you, not for your emotional and mental health, not for anyone involved. What do you feel like will fall apart or you’ll lose if you were to loosen your grip? Likely, it’s not meant to be in your future, Aquarius. Be honest with yourself. Even if it means ending a relationship, walking away from something you worked hard for, or implementing radical change, you have to do it. The sooner, the less painful.

PISCES

Your Card: Two of Wands, reversed

The Two of Wands in reverse is a wake-up call against settling. Where do you feel like you’ve become too comfortable? How has doing so held you back? If you’re honest with yourself, you’d admit it’s made your life stagnant and halted progress. There’s something keeping you from greatness, from new experiences, from joy. What is it, Pisces? How have you been playing it safe? Maybe it’s time to redefine your goals or take a new approach in achieving them. This card is here to shake you out of your comfort zone, to remind you of your passion, to open your eyes to what truly lights you up. How are you going to start moving forward intentionally?